Med-E-Lert is the Affordable Automatic Pill Dispenser. The Med-E-Lert compares in quality and functions to Automatic Pill Dispensers that sell for up to $289.00. Med-E-Lert can dispense pills 1, 2, 3 or 4 times daily. The Med-E-Lert has a loud buzzer and a blinking red light to alert people that it is time to ttake their pills.The Med-E-Lert is an excellent product to help people become more "medication compliant". The Med-E-Lert is priced at retail less than 1/3 of what competitors charge

Friday, November 13, 2009

More Than Half of Americans do not take Prescription Medicines as Instructed Pointing to Growing Public Health ProblemA new omnibus survey released today by the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) and Prescription Solutions, a leading pharmacy benefit management organization and a UnitedHealth group company and recently appointed to the NCPIE Board of Directors, finds that 54 percent of Americans say they do not consistently take prescriptions as instructed even though 87 percent believe prescription medicines are important to their health - pointing to a growing public health problem.Poor adhearance to medications - the extent to which people take their medications as prescribed by their doctor - can have adverse effects on people's health. It diminishes the ability to treat chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, asthma and many other diseases; and it can result in suffering, an increase in hospitalizations and even death. This and other findings confirm the need for immediate action to address 10 key recommendations made by the NCPIE widely-recognized 2007 report. "Enhancing Prescription Medicine Adhearance; A National Action Plan"which include:

Immediately impliment professionsl training and increase the funding for professional education on patient medication adhearance

Develop a curriculum on medication adhearance for the use in medical schools and allied health care institutions.

Address the barriers to patient adhearance for patients with low health literacy.

Create the means to share information about best practices in adhearance education and management.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

"I have to tell you how great this product is. My father is 80 and has Alzhermer's. I didn't think he would be able to use Med-E-Lert, but he can. The alarm goes off and he's reminded to take his pills. He just turns the unit over and the right dose drops in his hand. He can't access any other pills until it is time for the next dose. So thank you for making my life and his, much easier and safer." - Cyndi, Deerfield MI